Tardy! 🐢
To be tardy is generally frowned upon. When people are late, I want to them to get fast; all the more as I tend to be an early bird.
Today, however, I was tardy about my ride! At 7 am, the hour when I usually go out, it was raining; and there was lightning and thunder. It’s not as though I have to ride very early, or not at all; so I waited.
It feels funny to be tardy, though. The sunlight is very different at noon; and fueling is different, too. My stomach has enough of a load that I don’t need to eat as much while riding.
Scrambled Brains? 🧠
Switching my ride time sure seemed to result in scrambled brains. I forgot to put on my heart-rate monitor strap; and didn’t realize it until I was about to push off. Then I saw that the heart rate reading was absent from my cyclocomputer screen.
I was going to ride, anyway; then saw that I had absent-mindedly put on sneakers instead of my riding shoes. Maybe I was too busy filling up the Camel-Bak and cutting up that Built Bar to think straight! These scrambled brains are a bit worrisome — I’m not going demented, am I?
But I had a great ride. On the way home, I had a wonderful tailwind for about 7.5 miles — and even hit 22.33 mph for a bit!
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I began this website primarily as a way to present the story of how I accomplished a century ride on an adult tricycle. Other riders of adult trikes might want to know whether it’s possible. It sure is! You can read all about it in My Story.
I live in New Orleans; and retired in January 2023. More time for cycling!
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